toilet powder

noun

1. a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of toilet powder¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The room is full of odor of toilet powder.

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After the rub apply a little toilet powder if the patient desires it.

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Dr. Poyet also puts singers on their guard against scented toilet powder.

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Any toilet powder or boracic acid will protect the skin to a considerable extent.

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Difference was made between virtue and vice, and the famous quadroon balls were shunned by those who aspired to respectability, whether their whiteness was nature or only toilet powder.

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